Job Description
Care Assistants
Part Time Contracts
Evening & Weekend Cover
Rossbarra Ave, Deerpark provides full-time residential and short-break respite accommodation to 31 male and female adults over the age of 18 with an intellectual disability on a seven-day basis.
Consisting of 6 houses, 3 detached buildings with interlinking of 2 houses in each, the development currently supports 28 residents.
This recruitment opportunity will assist in enhancing the overall quality of life for people supported to live in Rosbarra.
Your role will assist in providing person centred opportunities for people living in Rossbarra, along with support for activities of daily living, that can help to develop and maintain links with the wider community.
These positions require a high degree of flexibility and motivation.
The team members will work closely with the individual's circles of support and their local community.
A commitment to a person-centred, citizen based, social model of support is required.
Focus on supporting the development of valued social roles is essential.
Cope Foundation are committed to provide the necessary modern leadership approaches, team working, trust, positive risk taking, empowerment and enablement to support the service.
Requirements include:
- A relevant qualification (minimum QQI level 5 major award in the area of Care/Intellectual Disability) is essential
- Experience of supporting people with intellectual disability and/or autism
- Excellent team working skills
- Initiative, flexibility, and enthusiasm
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- A track record of thinking creatively, being person centred and adaptable
- Computer literate
- A full clean driving license is desirable
What we offer:
- Salary in line with the HSE consolidated pay scales
- An opportunity to make a real difference in people's lives
- A flexible and supportive work environment
- Membership of the Single Public Service Pension Scheme
Informal enquiries may be made to Aisling Greene, Person in Charge on and/or Denis Mulcahy, Regional Manager on
Completed applications must be returned no later than Friday 18th of October 2024.
Interviews will be held the 29th & 30th of October 2024.
Applicants may be short listed on the basis of their application. The Department of Health & Children Consolidated Scales apply.
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